Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In some pale yellow plains on the outskirts of Nocto
Three black mechs landed slowly on the wild plains, covered with wilted wild grass.
âAccording to our sources, the signal first showed up around here,â the first black mech with bull horns on its head spoke first.
âWith the intel departmentâs outdated techniques? I bet they were played with again,â another mech, this one holding a huge scythe, said grumpily. âDo you have any real info or not, Matthew? Running around like this all day is tiring too.â
âThat depends on Allie.â Matthew sat in his mech, looking as gentlemanly as ever. â Boris, how did you feel about that mech you finished off last time?â
âHow did I feel?â The mech with the giant scythe paused. âShould be Level Five Willpower, I might not be able to finish âem off myself. But with Allieâs interference, and your long-range shooting, it was still very easy. One hit K.O.! Hehe!â
âAccording to the latest intel, that guy was just someone who had fell behind the pack, you better pray that we donât meet the main team before that big sister arrives here,â Matthew said helplessly. âLevel Five, huh... I wonder how long itâll take for me to get in there.â
âWeâre still young, what are you so worried about?â Boris tsked. âAs long as we get into Level Five, we get to become Black-Clothed Generals, and then we can enjoy a life of luxury, hehe...â
âSomeoneâs coming! Watch out!â Allie, who had been the only one keeping silent, spoke suddenly.
âWhich direction?â
âNorth-east, the actual location is unknown, itâs coming fast, very fast!â Allie said hurriedly, and then she suddenly jumped back, retreating. âStandard dodge!â
The three mechs were like birds caught by surprise, they instantly bounced more than ten meters away.
Boom!!!
A white meteor crashed in the distance. The meteor showed itself, and it was actually a huge white-and-red mech, crouching in the middle of the deep crater in the ground, sharp thorns forming a shell like that of a tortoise on its back.
âGo! Kill him!â Matthew yelled abruptly, turning around and running.
Boris and Allie split up suddenly, the two of them dashing at the white-and-red fiercely.
âDammit! I fricking found the big fishes as soon as I landed!â the white-and-red mech cursed, splaying open both of his palms and revealing the pitch-black cannon barrels on them.
Hah!
Intense electricity spewed out of the cannons.
Without them noticing, a large group of countless white mechs had rapidly appeared in the distant sky, all of them marked with the logo of the Blackboard Region, and then they began to fly towards the area of the conflict.
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âOh... oh... Just like that! Just like that!! Oh~~~~!! Itâs coming out!!â
Clint Beza looked on speechlessly as a large piece of metal shrapnel flew out of the river in front of him, landing slowly beside the riverbank. All he could hear was Red Moonâs disgusting shouting.
âItâs so wonderful, how many years has it been? How many years have I not felt what itâs like to have a body... Tsk-tsk,â Red Moonâs voice was full of joy. âThis alloy sure is good, I never thought we could find such wonder alloy material in this trash region, looks like itâs not good for nothing after all.â
âAre you happy, Master?â Clint watched as the metal corpses piled up behind him.
âSure I am, after fishing for more than ten days, I only managed to gather these few things, guess I gotta be happy for now,â Red Moon replied quickly. âHurry up, hurry up, donât dally around, you gotta get ready to combine this!â
âPut it together? You want me to put it together?!â Clintâs mouth fell open. âHow am I going to combine it? I have no idea!â
âWhat are you afraid of, Iâm right here!â Red Moon said with disdain. âCombine them and then we can go look for more resources!â
âBut how do I do that!â Clint was finally at the end of his rope, grabbing his hair hard.
âYou still donât feel it?â Red Moonâs voice took a rare, serious turn.
âWhat?â
âYour body, your bodyâs hidden Willpower, itâs finally been activated.â
âHah?â Clint did not understand, âWillpower? Since when did I have Willpower?â
âYou idiot! If you didnât have Willpower, how would you be able to carry out so many things?!â Red Moon howled, as though wishing he would grow up. âYour Willpowerâs attribute is moving material things! Idiot!â
âHah?â
âHah, your ass!! Now get moving!â Red Moon was utterly incensed.
âBut this is so big... Could I go back and get someone to help...â Clint scratched his hair in frustration, saying in a small voice.
âGo and move it! The heck âbout getting anyone else!â Red Moon was even more pissed now, âYou got me, the universeâs number one Forbidden Mech core, helping you, so what the hell are scared of! Get moving!â
Clint was completely helpless, if he did not go help, he would surely be electrocuted again. He was sick and tired of that seizure-like feeling, so he had to go up obediently, and look for the lightest piece to carry.
Aiming for the black shard the size of a face basin, he rubbed his hands and went up to grab the edges, pulling it up fiercely.
Whoosh!
The shard was surprisingly light.
âEh?â Clint was stunned, weighing the metal shard in his hand. âItâs so light...â
âLight, my ass! Itâs because you got stronger!â Red Moon continued to scold him. âDo you fricking think that Iâve been electrocuting you and wasting my energy all this time? Grow some wits, wonât you!â Now that they were closer, this guyâs real personality was completely revealed. At first he still pretended slightly, but now that he was sure of Clintâs weak personality, he could not even be bothered to pretend anymore.
âBut why would Willpower be like this?â Clint may be dumb, but that did not mean he had no general knowledge at all. Willpower would not be this strong as soon as it was activated. âShouldnât Willpower be very weak in the beginning, and it canât be used on material things and people, right?â
âDo I look normal to you? Let me tell you, Iâm so great that even my piss smells good, whatâs more the secret techniques I taught you!â Red Moon was slightly full of himself now.
âIf it was just normal middle- or low-level Willpower activation, it might end up like what you said, but if Iâm the one doing things, do you really think it would be that sort of garbage?â he chuckled. âThe Nine Mega Cannon training method trains up Willpower to match my electric healing, so the effect is really impressive! Tripling your strength is a small matter!â
âIf your talent wasnât so trashy, if you could learn my Milky Way Extinction, I guarantee you could become Superman in a second!â Sensing the shock on Clintâs expression, Red Moon got even cockier.
âSo cool....!â
âOf course, who do you think I am? Back then, all on my own I swept through... Uh, letâs forget about that, hurry up and combine them! This is the combination blueprint! Remember it closely!â Red Moon changed the topic, and sent him a blueprint straight through his brain.
âIn accordance with your wishes, you can choose your support members, so the first one you decided on is Darby, and the last one is Baylon?â
âYeah,â Clint nodded solemnly. âIâll ask him last.â
âWhy the heck woulda ask!â
But this time, Clint actually decided to ignore Red Moon for once. Seeing how quickly and resolutely he turned on his Watch Terminal, Red Moon also did not scold him for once.
Soon enough, the call to Baylon went through, and on the opposite side, Baylonâs handsome smiling face appeared on the screen.
âWhereâd you go, Clint? Itâs really busy in the shop, how could you not come help?â
âLon. Thereâs something I want to ask you.â The more time Clint spent with Red Moon, the more mysterious and complicated he felt to Clint. He did not know if it was right for him to bring Lon into this either, but he had a feeling that once he went down this road, perhaps he really might not be able to turn back later.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhatâs the matter? Tell me.â Seeing Clint look so serious, the smile on Baylonâs face froze slightly as well.
âIf you have a chance so that you could become a true pilot, and drive your ideal mech into battle, but in return you need to face many dangerous and troublesome things, would you choose to take that chance?â asked Clint carefully, choosing his words with caution.
âI would!â Lon paused for a moment, and then replied with determination. He lowered his head, but from behind his hair, his eyes shone with the light of desire for his dreams. âI want to catch up to my brother... I... Becoming a pilot... has always been my biggest dream. Isnât it natural to face danger in battle?â His voice weakened, but his eyes grew brighter. âBut this is all just a hypothesis, alright, forget it and come back to help. Ownerâs getting angry,â he laughed again.
âI understand.â Clint severed the connection suddenly. âIâve decided, the last person is Lon.â
âYou sure?â
âPositive!â
âAlthough that guyâs no good, heâs much more talented than you, hmm... The confirmation imprint I gave him includes the Bright King Jisaiyaâs training method. Since youâre positive, Iâll activate it now, got it!?â Red Moon asked again.
âWhat do you mean by activating the imprint?â
âThat means Iâll send the training method into his mind, and at the same time I need to activate his bodyâs potential using the electricity I gave him last time, so his Willpower will reach Level One. Thatâs the thing you guys call Level One Willpower,â Red Moon explained.
âWe can reach Level One that easily?â Clint was completely dazed. âThen what about me?â
âYouâre already Level One.â Red Moon was at a loss for words. âOf course, without my activation, if you had gotten a normal training method, you could be training for several dozens of years before you could enter Level One.â
âBut Iâll warn you in advance, that kid Baylon? Somethingâs odd about his body, so there might be some strange changes after his imprint is activated, you better be mentally prepared for that.â
âWhat changes?â
âI donât know for sure either. After this, you had still better continue practicing the training method properly every day, just like I taught you before. Find some heavy things and carry them around, that training method is the one with the lowest requirements for talent, all you need to do is work hard. If all goes well, you can definitely reach seven or eight levels.â
âGot it... Itâs just... isnât this unfair to those people who had to train so many years just to reach Level One Willpower...â Clint said as scratched his head.
âUnfair?â Of course theyâre different from you,â Red Moon explained, his tone turning gentler. Your Willpower was upgraded and activated with the help of my imprint, unlike them, your Willpower has one large flaw.â
âFlaw? What flaw?â Clint was starting to get worried.
âHalf of your Willpower comes from you guys, and the other half belongs to me, so when you use it, if I donât agree, you wonât be able to control your mech as freely as they can. Also, after leaving the mech, your Willpower will be halved. In other words, no matter what you do, you must make sure your opponents donât find out who you are. If they catch you when you donât have your mech, your Willpower will only be half of what it usually is, and the result, hehe, you know what will happen.â
âIs that it? I can deal with that, is there any way to savage it?â
âNo, you should be glad you have Willpower at all, now go do your work.â
âOkay...â
Seeing Clint start to carry and transport the shards obediently, Red Moon pressed the activation switch for an imprint in his own core. That was the switch to the imprint hidden in Lonâs body beforehand.
In an instant, a few invisible signals crossed a large distance and landed in Lonâs body, just as he was busying about in the bakery so far away.
Lon placed the plate on the table, turned around and walked towards the counter. Suddenly, his whole body stiffened abruptly, and in an instant, he froze on the spot, not moving at all, as a mysterious numbing feeling spread from somewhere inside his body. He vaguely felt as though there was something new in his brain, something that looked very complicated and very high-class.